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Connecticut Underwriters Hires Valencia E&S brokerage firm Connecticut Underwriters has named Darren Valencia as director of its professional lines business. Valencia has 10 years of experience underwriting and brokering ... March 11, 2010 8:09 AM Lloyd's Chairman Visits Japan, So. Korea; Urges Closer Ties Lloyd's Chairman, Lord Levene, visited Japan and South Korea last week where he opened the new Lloyd's Japan office and hosted an event with Korean Re, titled - Lloyd's – A Working ... March 11, 2010 5:55 AM RSA Acquires Renewal Rights to TrygVesta's Marine Portfolio The UK's RSA Insurance Group announced that its Danish subsidiary Codan Forsikring A/S has acquired the renewal rights to TrygVesta's marine hull portfolio for DKK 50 million [app; £6 ... March 11, 2010 5:49 AM Everest Re Estimates Chile Quake Loss at $225 Million; Xynthia $25 Million The Bermuda-based Everest Re Group announced that its preliminary loss estimate for exposures relating to the earthquake in Chile is $225 million. It also estimated its loss for expected claims ... March 11, 2010 5:44 AM Mandatory Microchips, Insurance Proposed for UK Dogs A chip for Spot? In a country where guns are tightly controlled and even carrying a kitchen knife can bring prison time, some thugs use dogs to menace their victims. Now the British government is ... March 11, 2010 5:39 AM China Tells United States to Do More on Climate Change China told the United States on Wednesday to make stronger commitments on climate change and provide environmental expertise and financing to developing nations. China's top climate change ... March 11, 2010 5:31 AM IMA Promotes Sims and Harvath to Vice Presidents Denver-based IMA of Colorado Inc., a retail insurance brokerage, announced that Cathy Sims has been promoted to vice president – employee benefits, and Sandy Harvath has been promoted to ... March 10, 2010 11:10 PM Zurich North America Commercial Names Rasor to Lead Construction Unit Property and casualty insurance provider Zurich named Scott Rasor as head of Zurich North America Commercial's Construction group. Rasor previously served as senior vice president for ... March 10, 2010 11:29 AM Hiscox Underwriting Chief on 2010 Outlook London-based specialty insurer Hiscox, which launched a significantly expanded U.S. presence in 2006, saw gross profits reach record levels ($481 million) in 2009. In this exclusive interview with ... March 10, 2010 10:34 AM Aon Offers $100M Limits for Global Contractual Liability Aon Construction Services Group has secured an offering for up to $100 million in limits to address contractual liabilities such as force majeure events, liquidated damages and performance ... March 09, 2010 6:43 PM

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2nd mistrial declared in case against NJ blogger (AP) AP - A New York judge has declared a second mistrial in the case against a New Jersey blogger charged with threatening federal judges. March 11, 2010 7:30 AM Pink Floyd wins UK court battle with EMI label (Reuters) Reuters - British rock band Pink Floyd on Thursday won a court battle with EMI in a ruling that prevents the record company from selling single downloads on the internet from the group's concept albums. March 11, 2010 7:03 AM Digital mirror: fashion brands convey glamour online (Reuters) Reuters - With videos of catwalk shows, pictures of glamorous models and a catalog of chic products, luxury brands are creating "digital mirrors" online as they turn to the internet to tap into growing e-commerce demand. March 11, 2010 5:43 AM Virgin Media to trial broadband over telegraph poles (Reuters) Reuters - British cable operator Virgin Media is testing a new technology to deliver ultrafast broadband over telegraph poles which could allow it to extend its reach to another 1 million homes. March 11, 2010 4:28 AM MySpace upping ante in online social games (AFP) AFP - MySpace began courting videogame developers as it moved to capitalize on the booming popularity of playing games online at social networks. March 10, 2010 11:39 PM Motorola to Put Bing Search on Android Phones (PC World) PC World - Motorola will start loading Microsoft's search and map services onto its Android smartphones in China, bringing more non-Google services to the phones amid a row between Google and China. March 10, 2010 10:10 PM Nikon Coolpix S360 12-Megapixel Camera (PC World) PC World - Online photography store Adorama is offering a factory-refurbished Nikon Coolpix S360 digital camera in black for just $129.95 with free shipping. The 12-megapixel camera features a 7X optical zoom, four-way image stabilization, a 2.7-inch LCD, and in-camera editing features. It has nifty features such as a Sport Continuous Mode for high-speed image capture, and a Smart Portrait System that includes face-priority autofocus, Smile Mode, Blink Proof, and in-camera Red-Eye Fix. March 10, 2010 9:56 PM Huge 'botnet' amputated, but criminals reconnect (AP) AP - The sudden takedown of an Internet provider thought to be helping spread one of the most promiscuous pieces of malicious software out there appears to have cut off criminals from potentially millions of personal computers under their control. March 10, 2010 8:38 PM US city schools locked down after online threat (AFP) AFP - A vague threat apparently posted by an Australian on two social networking sites led to the lockdown on Wednesday of all schools in the busy midwestern US city of Minneapolis, officials said. March 10, 2010 7:59 PM After Takedown, Botnet-linked ISP Troyak Resurfaces (PC World) PC World - Last week FBI Director Robert Mueller called the fight against hackers "the cyber equivalent of cat-and-mouse." On Wednesday security experts trying to take down the Zeus botnet got a taste of what he meant. March 10, 2010 6:10 PM